The Negotiators

For many New Zealanders, Treaty settlements are an aspect of our history that is shrouded in mystery & misunderstanding. Take a closer look at the conversation through seven of the lead negotiators.

Hosted by Moana Maniapoto

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Sir Michael Cullen - The Politician

Episode 7
Sir Michal Cullen was Minister of Treaty Negotiations for the Treelords settlement over central North Island forests. After he left Parliament, Michael jumped the fence to become lead negotiator for the Ngāti Tūwharetoa comprehensive Treaty claims.
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Jamie Tuuta - The Young Gun

Episode 6
How did a 24-year-old former television reporter end up negotiating against the Crown? Jamie Tuuta was one of 10 kids raised by grandparents whose generation were shamed into silence. Why then did the 'Young Gun' for Taranaki Iwi call a halt to talks with Chris Finlayson, the powerful Minister of Treaty Negotiations?
Contains mention of sexual violence
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Mavis Mullins - The Business Woman

Episode 5
Mavis Mullins is a high achiever, not only in the wool-handling industry where she is well known and respected, but also on the international business stage. The #32.5 million settlement she helped negotiate covers the second-largest geographical area of any Treaty deal so far, with the claims process beginning in the late '80s.
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Chris McKenzie - The School Teacher

Episode 4
Chris McKenzie was a teacher when he morphed into the role of education manager at Raukawa Trust. The Trust asked him to represent them at a series of hui, kicking off the Central North Island Forestry claim. It was only ever going to be temporary "just until they completed the search to find a negotiator." They never did.
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Ella Henry - The Scholar

Episode 3
As a university student with a flash computer fighting to reclaim tribal land, Ella Henry naturally became 'Secretary of Everything'. Upon her mother's death, the respected scholar took up her mother's baton, which saw Ella going up not just against the Crown but sometimes her own relatives.
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Alex Nathan - The Artist

Episode 2
Alex Nathan spent 20 years leading the Te Roroa claim. The tiny, cash-strapped iwi were accused of arson, part of a widely publicised campaign to discredit the tribe and undermine the Waitangi Tribunal. Public pressure led to a law change which took private land off the negotiating table.
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Sir Tipene O'Regan - The Chairman

Episode 1
Sir Tipene O'Regan describes the fire-bombings of his marae in the mid '90s as the "cheerful actions of our fellow citizens." The Ngāi Tahu negotiator looks back to when, amid a hostile media, the looming 'fiscal envelope', and State-Owned Enterprises Act, the teacher, taxi driver, and freezing worker faced the might of the Crown.
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Introducing: The Negotiators

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For many New Zealanders, Treaty settlements are an aspect of our history that is shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding. Take a closer look at the conversation, through the eyes of seven lead negotiators.
A composite image of the people the series is about, they are displayed over the NZ coat of Arms . The te Tiriti o Waitangi is overlaid on top and a grungy, distressed feeling to the whole image.
Below the image there is a black background and the text reads ‘The Negotiators’

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